House subcommittee OKs crude exports
“Before permanently dismantling our nation’s ability to restrict oil exports,” Congress should address the potential impacts on consumers, refinery capacity, associated jobs and the environment, said Pallone, D-N.J.
Republicans broadly supported the bill, saying exports would give the U.S. valuable political leverage around the world and would bring… Read more »
House panel approves oil export legislation, more work ahead
WASHINGTON - A House subcommittee approved legislation authorizing widespread oil exports on Thursday by sidestepping fights over opening crude trade while protecting U.S. consumers and refiners.
In approving the bill by a voice vote, the Energy and Power Subcommittee kicked off a process that could lead to full House votes… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The Blue Dog Coalition announced their support today for H.R. 702, a bill to repeal the ban on crude oil exports in the United States. The Coalition backs the bill as changing market conditions have proven that the 1970’s-era ban on crude exports is hopelessly outdated. Among countries with the largest energy reserves, the United States is the sole nation that prohibits the… Read more »
by Chris Ramirez of the Caller Times
Posted: September 9, 2015 6:23 PM
The head of Corpus Christi's port authority has been making the rounds with federal lawmakers pitching the merits of widening and deepening the Ship Channel.
Judy Hawley, who chairs the Port of Corpus Christi commission, met with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday in Houston to talk about the… Read more »
Posted on September 9, 2015 | By Jennifer A. Dlouhy
WASHINGTON — A coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats on Wednesday declared their support for legislation to lift longstanding oil export restrictions.
The 14-member Blue Dog Coalition said they backed the bill the night before a House subcommittee is expected to approve the measure.
Related story: House… Read more »
When we talk about border security, we often focus on what the United States should do to stop illegal crossings. Less often discussed, however, is what can be done in Mexico (and elsewhere in Latin America) to dampen the desire to illegally enter the United States in the first place. One surefire way to achieve this: economic development.
Today, Mexico’s energy sector is… Read more »
El gobernador electo de Querétaro se reunió con el exembajador Arturo Sarukhán y el congresista Henry Cuellar.
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El gobernador electo del estado de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez Servién, realiza una gira de trabajo en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de fortalecer las relaciones internacionales, así… Read more »
Published on Monday, 7 September 2015 04:39 - Written by Alex Mills, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
In less than seven days last week, a federal judge ruled that the lesser prairie chicken is no longer endangered, Congress made moves to remove the ban on oil exports, Texas regulators found that a disposal well in North Texas did not cause an earthquake and another federal… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that a large portion of contaminated soil located at the former Anzon site, an old antimony smelter near residential neighborhoods in north Laredo, has been cleaned and is one step closer to being redeveloped into a sewer treatment plant.
According to the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public… Read more »
